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Charles XIV

American  

noun

  1. Jean Baptiste Jules BernadotteBernadotte, Jean Baptiste Jules2


Charles XIV British  

noun

  1. the title as king of Sweden and Norway of Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte See Bernadotte

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When Napoleon's Marshal Jean Bernadotte became Charles XIV of Sweden in 1818, he was afraid that revolutionaries might endanger his throne.

From Time Magazine Archive

He obtained a great influence over King Charles XIV.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

In 1818 the weak Charles XIII. died and the strong Bernadotte, or Charles John, ascended the throne as Charles XIV.

From Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. by Morris, Charles

At the death of Charles XIII, in 1818, Charles John ascended the throne of both countries as Charles XIV John.

From Norwegian Life by Clough, Ethlyn T.

RULERS—The same as in the previous year, except that Oscar I became King of Sweden and Norway, at the death of Charles XIV.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 by Various

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